Driving rein



Sept. 2 i924.

-- M. MEGRDCHIAN DRIVING- REIN Filed Dec. 12, 1923 INVEN TOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT' OFFICE,

MQOSH MEGRDCHIAN, or FRESNO, CALIFORN A] DRIVING REIN.

Application filed December 12, 1923. Serial No. 680,108.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MOOSH MEGRDOHIAN,

a citizen of'Armenia, and resident of Fresno,

' which Figure 1 shows an arrangement of the driving lines as attached to the bits of two bridles. Figure2 is a special kind of sliding snap hook tobe used with the reins.

In said drawing, 4: and 5 are'the main lines, which are attachedto rings 7 and 8 on bits 3 and 6; and 9 and 10 are check lines which branch from the main lines 4 and 5 at a point between the ends thereof.

The check lines have a slit 11 lengthwise.

' through the middle. A snap hook 12 is pro vided, having an eye 13 through which the check lines 9 and 10 pass. Aprojection or finger 14: extends upward from the inside of the eye, and when the check lines are as sembled, said finger slides within the slot 11 in the lines, and limits the length of the sliding adjustment of the check lines. Snap hook 12 has a rigid hook 14, and a spring tongue 15 which permits the hook to be engaged in a ring, the tongue 15 normally keeping the hook from becoming disengaged. Hook 12 is assembled with the check reins 9 and 10 by having the check reins slide lengthwise through the eye 13, and with the finger 14 engaginga slot in the line. The hooks 12 should be snapped to the inside rings 17 and 18 of bits 3 and 6. The ends of check lines 9 and 10 are attached at their ends to a commonring 19.

It is noted that by this arrangement, by

pulling the main line 4, the bits 8 and 6 will be pulled toward the left, and by pulling the line 5 said bits will be pulled toward the right. If eithervof the horses move in other than a straight forward direction the pressure on the bit caused by. the inside line extending between the two bits, will prevent the horse from going in the direction in which it started.

I claim as new and ask for Letters Patent:

1. Driving-reins consisting of two main lines having branches attached thereto forming a Y, one of said branches on each main line being adapted to be attached to a ring of a bit, and the other branches be ing adapted to be attachedtogethenat the ends thereof, and snap hooks adapted to slide on each of said branches and adapted to be attached to the rings of the bits, substanti ally as described.

2. Driving reins'consisiting of two main lines having branches: forming a Y, the ends of the main lines being adapted to be attached to the outside ring of a bit, the ends of the other branches being attached together, sliding snaps on the branches which are attached together at the ends, means for limiting the distances said snaps can slide on said lines, said sliding'snaps being adapted to be attached to the inside ring of said bits, substantially as described.

Spln combination with a set of harness for two horses including a bit for each horse,

a main line for each horse, the right line being attached atone end to the outside of the bit on the right side, and the left main line being attached to the outside of the bit on the left side, a branch line attached to the right line between the ends thereof havmg a sliding snap hook thereon adapted'to be attached to the inside of the bit on the 

